CD Projekt Red has two reasons to celebrate. That's because two Witcher titles have won awards at the 2026 Golden Joysticks.
Let's begin with The Witcher 4 which won the Most Wanted Game award. Accepting the award on behalf of the studio was Production Director Małgorzata Mitręga. What makes the win truly interesting is that the game has yet to come out.
The Witcher 4 is an upcoming single-player open-world role-playing game and serves as the next mainline entry in The Witcher series of games. This time around, players take on the role of Ciri, who's a professional monster slayer and on a journey across a brutal dark fantasy world. Developed in-house by the studio, it's powered by Unreal Engine 5 with the development team hoping that it would be the "most immersive and ambitious open-world" title from the franchise.
Witcher 3 Wins
In addition to the upcoming title, the studio also took home the trophy for Best Remake / Remaster with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered. The game was launched back in September as a free upgrade and has since then modernized the generation-defining open-world RPG. Not really a surprise considering the various upgrades and enhancements made to the visuals, performance, and gameplay, to name a few.
The acclaimed dark fantasy adventure puts players in the role of Geralt of Rivia. This professional monster slayer is on a search for his adopted daughter, Ciri. The original game was first released back in 2015. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, along with the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions, have all been modernized and upgraded in the remastered version.
As a result of adding sweeping improvements to visuals, gameplay, and performance, players get to experience what may be the most polished and immersive version of Geralt's adventure ever. The third expansion, Songs of the Past, is planned to come out sometime this year. Since the original release, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has managed to take home more than 250 Game of the Year awards and sold more than 65 million copies worldwide.
Get The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered on Steam now and start a new adventure.